I move amendment No. 12:
In page 17, line 29, to delete “34L.” and substitute “34M.”.
TDs / Jim O'Callaghan
Jim O'Callaghan
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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I move amendment No. 13:
In page 17, line 30, to delete “section 34K(1)(a)” and substitute “section 34L(1)(a)”.
I move amendment No. 14:
In page 18, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:
“Circuit Court identification order
The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 44:
“45. (1) The Circuit Court (in this section referred to as the ‘court’) shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine an application in accordance with this section.
(2) An application shall be made by an …
I thank Deputy Carthy for his contribution. This is probably the most consequential amendment we have discussed this evening. It will probably be of the most assistance to people in Ireland who are concerned and affected by defamation. As I said, the most common form of defamation in Ireland is not carried out by the media. In fact, the media are much more careful and responsible than in the vast amount of other coun…
As that is the last section, may I identify some provisions I may bring forward on Report Stage?
I wish to indicate to the House that I intend to bring forward some further amendments, about some of which we are not yet clear as to the exact placing within the Bill. Those amendments will include an amendment to provide for clearer and simpler defence of fair and reasonable publication in the public interest, which is particularly important to protect responsible public interest journalism, a small number of addi…
That has not been set yet.
That is incorrect.
Hear, hear.
There is a responsibility on every Member of this House to make sure that it does not become a toxic place to work. I have been here for nine years. I have never found it a toxic place. I have found it a place where there is vigorous and abrasive debate within this Chamber, but it has always been respectful. However, what we saw on 22 January and last week was different. The reason it was different was because people…
I move the following Revised Estimates:
Vote 24 — Justice (Revised Estimate)
That a sum not exceeding €546,339,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, Probation Service staff and of certain other services including payments under cash - limited schemes a…
Yes.
I thank the Deputy.
I thank Members for their contributions on this matter. I listened to their contributions carefully. On balance, when it comes to the reallocation of funding for the Votes that is required for the commencement of the legislation tomorrow, I do not think there is vigorous objection to the proposal that has been proposed. I have heard what Members have had to say in respect of many other issues.
Deputies Farrell, Conn…
I thank Deputy Carthy for tabling this question. I know how much pain the O’Farrell family have gone through since August 2011. Neither I, Deputy Carthy nor anyone else in the House can alleviate that pain, but what we can try to do is ensure that answers are provided to the O'Farrell family in respect of the issues of concern from that terrible evening.
It is important to emphasise that primary responsibility for S…
The Deputy has highlighted the issues of concern and he has correctly pointed out that not just the O'Farrell family, but the public is entitled to answers on these. The Deputy mentioned that the driver was on bail on charges of theft and possession of stolen property at the time of the collision. The Deputy also mentioned that Gridziuska's convictions for those theft offences in May 2011 should have triggered his re…
I do not want to interfere with what the justice committee wants to do, but if a request comes from it to my Department, I will ensure that careful consideration is given to it.
I have to make a broader point on scoping inquiries and reports. Generally, when there is a proposal in the House to establish a commission of investigation or a tribunal of inquiry, a scoping report is done in advance. We did it with the al…
I thank the Deputy for his question and for his interest in this important area. The question of Garda vetting of individuals who go on to become members of An Garda Síochána is an important issue. It is not like ordinary vetting where somebody wants to become a football coach or is involved with children because it is much more thorough. I am informed by the Commissioner that vetting of candidates is conducted by th…
The objective is to ensure that, once people become attested members of An Garda Síochána, they will have been fully vetted. That will continue the way it did previously.
We need to look at the three stages of it. The first stage, which is done before anyone enters Templemore, requires all candidates on their applications to become trainees to complete what is known as a form B. This document is very extensive and i…
They will be fully vetted by the time they are gardaí.
What we are talking about, so people are aware-----
-----is that part of the vetting process happens during the training process. The reason that is done is we are trying to increase the numbers going into An Garda Síochána.
We have a recruitment crisis.
They do not drop.
What the public is concerned about is the quality-----